Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 49.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 59.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 34.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 56.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.17 KES 279

$2.03 ฿63.1

6.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.57 KES 3,943

$18.34 ฿570

66.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.56 ฿235

Cappuccino

$1.94 ฿60.2

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 KES 202

$0.79 ฿24.68

97.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 KES 126

$0.36 ฿11.06

169.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.53 KES 456

$2.21 ฿68.8

59.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.43 KES 443

$3.75 ฿117

-8.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.98 KES 126

$1.66 ฿51.6

-40.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.60 ฿49.82

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 KES 158

$1.20 ฿37.16

1.67%

Eggs

$3.04 KES 392

$1.92 ฿59.6

58.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.45 KES 1,477

$15.90 ฿494

-27.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.25 KES 806

$3.03 ฿94.1

106.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.91 KES 633

$11.09 ฿345

-55.73%

Apples (1kg)

$3.00 KES 387

$2.74 ฿85.2

9.49%

Banana (1kg)

$0.78 KES 101

$1.22 ฿37.78

-36.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.63 KES 339

$1.71 ฿53.0

53.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.70 KES 90.7

$1.53 ฿47.48

-54.25%

Potato (1kg)

$0.80 KES 103

$1.40 ฿43.36

-42.86%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 KES 90.7

$1.20 ฿37.16

-41.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ฿21.04

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 KES 61.9

$0.57 ฿17.61

-15.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.56 ฿142

Wine (Bottle)

$19.32 ฿600

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 ฿57.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.30 ฿102

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 ฿27.44

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.26 ฿599

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 ฿43.91

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.30 ฿40.25

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.85 ฿244

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.41 KES 182

$1.25 ฿38.72

12.80%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.8K ฿676.2K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.9K ฿680.6K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$77.9 KES 10.0K

$69.7 ฿2,166

11.75%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$14.20 ฿441

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.01 KES 4,001

$17.55 ฿545

76.70%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.40 KES 5,082

$41.89 ฿1,302

-5.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.93 ฿215

Cinema Ticket

$5.70 ฿177

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$310 ฿9,650

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.9K ฿463.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.0 ฿1,711

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.47 ฿823

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.2 ฿2,648

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.6 ฿2,225

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.5K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$240 ฿7,463

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$381 KES 49.2K

$804 ฿25.0K

-52.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$498 ฿15.5K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,102 ฿65.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,541 ฿47.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$654 ฿20.3K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Malindi: February 11, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: February 13, 2026

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